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A colonoscopy can be used to look for cancer of the colon (bowel cancer) or colon polyps, which are growths on the lining of the colon.

Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis are types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Polyps are common. A polyp is a small protrusion that grows out of the membranes lining various areas of the body including the nose, intestines and lining of the uterus (endometrium).

Acute diarrhoea in babies and young children can be life threatening.

A handful of non-urgent planned surgical procedures (also known as elective surgery) have been found to have limited benefits, except in very specific circumstances.

The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) offers kits for free to Australians between the ages of 50 and 74 years of age.

A gastroenterologist is a physician who treats diseases and conditions related to the digestive system and intestines.

Bowel cancer is highly curable if found at an early stage.

Diverticulosis and diverticulitis relate to the formation or infection of abnormal pouches in the bowel wall.

An endoscope or fibrescope is a long, usually flexible tube with a lens at one end and a video camera at the other.